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Pete Wilton

Pete Wilton

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US: get ready for the surge

A Trump victory was always going to be bad news for facts. But after even a glance at his first nominees for key government positions it's hard not to conclude that the misinformers will be in charge. So far we have: Pete Hegseth (Defense), who previously suggested Democrats
17 Nov 2024 3 min read
Speech bubbles reading 'DISINFO', 'MISINFO' and 'PREBUNK' hang in front of a wavy purple background.

Learning the language

What do we mean when we call something misinformation? Is that the same as calling it disinformation? And what's prebunking? Misinformation research comes with its own language, a barrage of technical terms whose familiar-sounding words are subtle and slippery. Take misinformation itself. This is defined as incorrect
12 Nov 2024 2 min read
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Adventures in misinformation

I don’t know exactly when my ‘down the rabbit hole’ moment was: The first time I got that sinking feeling misinformation wasn’t only misleading gullible people and conspiracy theorists, it was putting lives at risk. (If you think that's an exaggeration you should read this). Misinformation
10 Nov 2024 2 min read
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